French L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics group, is in talks with generic drugmaker Perrigo about buying Israeli cosmetics company Careline.

International editions of Vogue magazine plan a simultaneous "fashion celebration night" in 13 cities in September to fight off global economic blues.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the CEO of the Italian fashion house Versace – Giancarlo Di Risio – could present his resignation at a board meeting on the 25th of May.

A lavish portrayal of a brief affair between Russian composer Igor Stravinsky and fashion pioneer Coco Chanel in the early 1920s brings the curtain down on the Cannes film festival on Sunday 24 May.

Japan's Renown Inc is in talks to sell its upmarket British fashion brand Aquascutum to China's YGM Trading.

This summer, the American brand Tommy Hilfiger has left it to the members of The Virgins to demonstrate its values, the “cool” spirit of New York and “American youth”, in a new publicity campaign.

It's the fashion statement of the year: Bravo's new reality series "The Fashion Show" is not -- repeat, not -- a knockoff of the recently decamped Bravo show (now at Lifetime) "Project Runway."

Thought Sacha Baron Cohen couldn't get any more outrageous? Think again. The British actor debuted a video excerpt on Friday from his new mockumentary style movie "Bruno" featuring a gay, Austrian fashionista alter-ego to rival his 2006 over-sexed Kazakh TV reporter Borat.

Kate Harding has spent most of her life on one diet or another, losing weight but always gaining it back. Determined to improve her quality of life, she joined a fast-growing group of anti-dieting activists promoting overweight people's civil rights.

A source close to the company confirmed to AFP today the news that Axa Prvate Equity is on the lookout for a buyer for the Lorraine based cystal producer Daum, which it acquired in 2000.

MTV is getting into the fashion-competition space with a new project from the producers of "The Real World." The network is set to announce a series order for "The Stylist" on Tuesday 28 April during its "upfront" presentation to advertisers.

Style Network has ordered a new reality series about the world of mother-daughter socialites. In "Mothers and Daughters of Dallas" (the show's working title), the Comcast-owned fashion-themed network will tell the stories of wealthy women in the Lone Star State as they struggle to maintain their status.

Steven Madden Ltd raised its 2009 profit outlook and the shoe maker expects to report first-quarter results above market estimates, driven by the performance of the Steve Madden Womens and Madden Girl brands.

Fashion reality show "Project Runway" will make its long-awaited return to TV on August 20 on its new Lifetime cable channel home, Lifetime Television said on Tuesday.

Adidas had a "surprisingly good" start this year in its German home market, its chief executive told a weekly magazine.